Boeing 737 Gets Shot Down Immediately After Takeoff | Deadly Mistake

Find out why and how the Boeing 737 operating as Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was shot down immediately after takeoff.
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[@gaztastic]

You know what's worse than the fact that they lied and tried to pin the whole thing on the dead pilots was the fact that they denied relatives of the dead passengers and crew access to the remains and proceeded to beat on them for it too? This is absolutely unacceptable.

[@QuickAviation]

Just leaving this comment for those who are going to be racists, dont forget about iran air flight 655

[@nenblom]

What do you expect? It’s Iran!

[@QuickAviation]

@@nenblom no you're not getting it, iran air flight 655 was an iranian commerical passenger jet shot down by the US Navy

[@fromouterspace21]

Islam is a religion of peace and prosperity

[@0TimSmit0]

Though I’m not a fan of religion, this has nothing to do with that and everything to do with an authoritarian regime, the threat of war and human error.

[@michaeltorluemke3322]

The fact that the aircraft was constantly transmitting its identification on its transponder and the defense system didn’t recognize it just makes this even more dangerous for any aircraft flying in and out of Iran.

[@jimmieroan9881]

this would only make sense if the iranians are telling the truth, i guess some don't actually think it was intentional, like history tells us

[@raven4k998]

yeah it does🤣

[@imGeistevereint]

No it doesnt. This was while the Iranian military was on high alert due to the assasination of Sulimani by American reaper drones which was followed by an Iranian retaliation missile attack and in turn the Iranians expected another American attack which was why they were a little ichy on the trigger finger.

[@goaway6786]

Accident? Maybe not. Cf. Russian shootdown over ukraine.

[@Paul-uo1vw]

@@imGeistevereint Which means they would be extra thorough identifying anything in the air. The Iranian military knows civil planes flew in and out of Tehran Airport. They were completely reckless, negligent, and just downright incompetent.

[@benthomas2232]

It infuriates me that the Iranians said it was an engine fire at first, then admitted to shooting it down, just admit it from the beginning.

[@Murph-cc7kq]

First casualty of war is the truth.

[@makthnife]

What’s also infuriating is the money the US has given Iran. Just horrifying. RIP to the innocents killed here.

[@flybywire5866]

Thats not the standard operating procedure of these countries. Standard procedure always is instantly denying everything and blaming everyone else with the most ridiculous reasonings. Its always the same.

[@themandownthehall]

Governments lie. All the time. It is their standard operating procedure. What's astounding to me is that people actually believe the government because their party is in charge thinking that their party would never lie to them lol.. they are the same all over the world

[@user-th3jl8mz7y]

Hey, to their damn credit they did admit it. Unlike russia in MH17 case. I have a mixed feelings about video being made about this which was a deadly but a certain mistake, vs MH17 which was a deliberate act.

[@margeebechyne8642]

That this tragedy happened is just unbelievable to me. Ultimately, the man who decided to ignore protocol and just fire on the plane, twice holds most of the blame. Just horrible. RIP to the 176 souls lost. Thank you for an excellent presentation of this avoidable tragedy.

[@wokewokerman5280]

...consider that the plane had just shown up on their radar as it originated from their own airport - and they still shot it down... total dipthongs, imagine what would happen in a conflict with these people, hundred(s) of drone fake targets would be sent and the skies over Tehran - would have contrails everywhere.... praise allah... right

[@kolasillers7776]

I think that he wanted to be "Him".

[@giorginho7mobile]

How certain are we that that protocol was actually broken, that no "fire" command actually came from "above"? It surely is quite convenient to blame the missile operator and not the leadership, don't you think?

[@royfearn4345]

And we are told it is the Americans who have a gung-ho approach. Seems everyone is just plain trigger-happy!

[@ReiHinoSenshi]

well plausible deniability, Did the missile operator get reprimanded..like at all..even if he did lie and say he did not get in touch with command to take the blame being ordered to say that from above when your talking about a whole government that guy could be in a all expense lifetime luxury resort for the rest of his life for his "taking the blame"

[@Ninjh]

This accident hits me close to my heart. My mom was meant to be on that flight, had it not been for my sister intervening. She was just about to book this flight as a returnflight back home (while still bein home in Sweden), when my sister reacted to the time it would take with transfer (over 24h travelling time). In the end, my sister found a flight for her on the 9th instead. I just can't.... believe the luck. But when I first woke up the morning of the 8th, not being sure exactly when her flight would start due to time differences (datewise), my heart just stopped. In shear panic I started to call my aunt, my sister, my mom, our ministry of foreign affairs, but no one picked up. At the same time I tried to find the passangerlists online with no success. At last my sister called me up and told me mom was alright, that her flight was on the next day! Oh the relief! The grief of those who perished! I cried so hard for them, for everybody losing someone. I still get sick in my stomach watching videos about this accident. It was just pure luck for us, what if mom had booked the tickets without us being in the room with her? She would not be here now, and my world would've been ruined forever. I cry everytime I look at the pictures of those gone. It could've been my mom. But this time it was someone else's mom, dad, brother, sister, child. 💔 Such a horrible way to go... After my mothers flight the day after they suspended all airtraffic and from Iran for a while. I'm just glad that I can still hug her.

[@donsq4306]

I'm happy for you having a good mother is the best thing on this planet for a human.

[@pankajkushwaha2288]

🥺🥺

[@galaxynebula.]

thats the luckiest thing

[@mohammad_youtube564]

@@donsq4306 I think his mother was at Iranair flight to sweden

[@Ninjh]

@@mohammad_youtube564 no, she was on a Qatar (if I remember correctly) flight to Dubai first, then Sweden from there.

[@QwertyCanada]

I'm from Iran and I knew one of the passengers. A brilliant then university graduate student whom I went to same highschool & middleschool with. RIP.

[@jackallen3732]

Civilians have very little power when it comes to these type of incidents. What needs to happen - and in America what we would do is this: The families of the deceased pool the insurance money together, then hire the the drug cartel to avenge the death of their family members by assassinating the military and political leaders responsible. This sends a message to those from the grassroots level that if you hurt otherwise decent, law abiding civilians - those law abiding decent citizens will rebel against the lawful authorities.

[@derekfortner4008]

@@jackallen3732 Hiring the drug cartel to make assassinations on military officials will be a difficult thing to pull off. Especially with the kind've heat it would draw on said cartels. The world's most powerful military with a terrifying intelligence apparatus is not something you want zooming in on you. Especially given you have few countermeasures against said counter attacks.

[@kf4293]

I'm so sorry for your loss. May their memory be a blessing cousin.

[@grantmctaggart9942]

@@jackallen3732lmao give one just one example of a time a bunch of random yanks pooled together and hired a Mexican drug cartel to take on the US army

[@Castrate-]

@@jackallen3732 i don't think the cartel would wanna take on a highly militarized nation regardless their brutality, they are that brutal because they face no real consequences for their actions. just wait for America to give the go ahead for Operation Iranian Freedom

[@AutoVr8000]

It is so crazy how the pilot still controlled the plane after a single missile hit them.

[@I_Love_aviation.]

I live in Ukraine and often fly with UIA; this airline has excellent service and friendly staff. I was shocked when I learned about this aircraft accident; this is the first major aircraft accident on Ukrainian airlines, and I was very struck by the callous behavior of the Iranian authorities.

[@michaelhoffmann510]

* "accident", though

[@I_Love_aviation.]

@@michaelhoffmann510 it's true)

[@maks1K146]

Yo bro! I'm from Ukraine too!

[@geronimo5537]

They all act the same in that regiom when the make mistakes.

[@jakemiles4470]

Very sad, and now your clown president has killed 100,000+ of your own people by going into a war which he can't win. I feel bad for your people.

[@nenblom]

May the passengers and crew of Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 rest in peace.

[@michaelbedinger4121]

Amen 🙏

[@JohnnyLaps]

Poor people.Now their country lives in fear,can't catch a break.

[@scottlarson1548]

Don't worry about it.

[@JohnnyLaps]

@@scottlarson1548 you must be Russian

[@naughtiusmaximus830]

TWA 800 also.

[@sarahalbers5555]

You handled this heartbreaking incident in a factual, straight forward manner. Thank you. Let's pray this NEVER happens again. This will stay in my head for a long time. May all those souls rest in everlasting peace.

[@Mayaever]

No, this was a narrative that the Islamic Republic published to justify public opinion and said that we made a mistake, while the facts and experts' reviews say something else. This crime was planned and deliberate.

[@LaciDoszka]

It will happen again and again until US military are in the middle-east

[@sullacicero2610]

Pray to who

[@hachimaru295]

At least Irans civil aviation authority had the moral guts to stick to the truth ,the aircraft was on the right course unlike the defence story

[@jaylockwood5030]

yeah let's not give them too much credit for doing what they ought to do

[@expert_fretwork]

@@jaylockwood5030 sure, but in a place like Iran where speaking out against the "official" truth given by the goverment/military could mean harsh punishment or execution, it's pretty ballsy for them to argue.

[@mattcolumbia7948]

They didn't have morals or guts. They lied to cover it up and admitted it when they were caught.

[@MEDIN3M]

"Moral guts? LOL! They denied this accident for three days in a row. When media and social media users caught them red-handed with a video providing proof that they shot down this airplane with a missile, they finally accepted that they did this. Three days in a row! All the media, regime, and propaganda denied this!"

[@MEDIN3M]

And they shot down this airplane to blame it on Trump and the USA, claiming it was not an accident. They deliberately chose this flight to be shot down.

[@maudessen573]

TFC, this is one of your best yet. You switched POV among the various parties involved, illustrated the 107° tracking error, and stuck to the facts. Exemplary!

[@spiritmatter1553]

TFC is the best of the best!

[@AllanEvansOfficial]

The lack of media attention this event got was disgusting

[@DabNaggit]

Because it's not what they said it was.

[@AllanEvansOfficial]

@@Bigworm_BF bingo!

[@User31129]

It got attention. It's just that Covid hit 60 days later and people forgot.

[@Castrate-]

@@DabNaggit then what do you think it was

[@chuck2502]

@@Bigworm_BFHow do u get trump out of this video??? 😂😂😂 holy some people today suck

[@EIRE55]

This one brought tears to my eyes, a big lump in my throat................and a lot of anger. That flight should never have been permitted to take off, particularly after the warning had been put out long before its delayed departure. Whoever launched those missiles should have been stood in front of a firing squad.

[@mayellenise]

i agree

[@theflightchannel]

A deadly chain of events led to this tragic accident that could have easily been avoided. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who have lost their loved ones on board Flight 752. 😢

[@asi411]

Pls do leicester city helicopter crash

[@scarecrow108productions7]

​@@Boycott_for_Occupied_Palestinetell that to Indians that your Pakistani kind had murdered in the 26/11 attacks. Terrorism is no religion, you f**k.

[@emisharecastmultimedia]

Please do Air Philippines flight 541 as well

[@kengoodwin5838]

Not an accident.

[@unknowngirl230]

​@@hakanbergvall9777 go and see Iranair flight 655 then blame Islam... You bloody illiterates and Irrational minds have no logic and points out religion without any knowledge.... The US had shot down IranAir's Civilian Aircraft years ago, so what religion was at fault there?

[@comeflywithme893]

I have watched every one of your videos. This is the first one that has brought tears to my eyes. It's truly amazing how you presented this heartbreaking incident in such a manner that was not only empathetic and compassionate, yet kept it very straight forward. By far, one of your best videos so far.

[@SomePerson_Online]

Someone I know, was on this flight ☹️ her 17th birthday was coming up literally in 3 days….She died with her mother and younger brother..I’ll never get how passenger planes get mistaken for war planes

[@TheIranianAvgeek]

Was that Maxie? The FnaF youtuber?

[@simplename..]

@@TheIranianAvgeekyep, that was Maxie.

[@SenszR]

The production value and level of detail in this is mind blowing

[@scottyjohnson3120]

Yes, I noticed that too. It's actually very beautiful and soothing, it would have been a pleasant flight to be on if this hadn't happened.

[@frankdesanta6216]

I like this channel, but there are things I don't like about this video. First, it used a cruise missile model when Iran actually used a ballistic missile in its retaliatory strikes.

[@wokewokerman5280]

well done....

[@Alialli7]

Oh UIA, how I miss it, how long it’s been since I’ve seen our planes, how I want to fly somewhere on them again. It hurts to see them standing at the airport for the second year, fortunately they are intact. I remember watching your videos since 2018, consoled myself that there were no incidents on my airlines (UIA), everything will be fine) And two years later such horror... May I honor the crew and passengers. I believe that soon our UIA planes will burst into the skies again) Thank you for your videos and for your work, after so many years, I’m still here 🫶🏻

[@synth3tic_054]

One of the students from my school died in this crash. Him and his father were on the plane which were 2 of the 5 Canadians. So sad to see the mother in grief.

[@TripleTact]

I used to watch this channel a lot, years ago when the flight sim footage was much simpler, and loved it then. I stopped watching for some time (mostly due to running out of content I hadn't seen) today this video popped into my feed and I watched it. I am very impressed with how much the simulation and graphics have improved on this channel. Good job guys!

[@kyleholt3733]

I remember seeing this on TV the day it happened! News outlets in the U.S. were reporting that it was shot down right away

[@arnoldcobarrubias6593]

its has been 6 years since you posted the first plane crash video, you have evolved alot

[@masesharp6009]

Absolutely amazing graphics and detail. I just feel so sad for what happened. The terror the passengers must have felt in the last minutes of the doomed flight... oh my God. Absolutely horrible.

[@andrewmoldenhauer1664]

My girlfriend's two best friends were on this flight heading back to Canada. This was really tragic and didn't need to happen.

[@MeguminIsWaifu]

Were they University of Toronto students by any chance? Because I remember hearing this.

[@andrewmoldenhauer1664]

@@MeguminIsWaifu yes that’s correct

[@andrewmoldenhauer1664]

Actually university of Windsor

[@guts-141]

Our condolences to your losses

[@grantmctaggart9942]

BOY THERE SURE ARE ALOT IF COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE HERE THAT KNEW PEOPLE ON THE PLANE! HMMM ONE MIGHT THINK YOURE ALL TALKING SHIT

[@chandrachurniyogi8394]

this is exactly why the Israel's full service flag carrier El Al has it's fleet of B787-9, B777-300 ER & B737-800 airliners equipped with active protection suite . . . missile warning receiver & a state-of-the-art countermeasure system that can detect & evade incoming surface-to-air missiles miles away . . .

[@GeneralSeptem]

Too bad the USS Liberty didn't have all that, eh.

[@trondyne3513]

When you're hated by most of the informed world you need those counter measurers ... Try flying there and jump through all the security checks...

[@moejr1974]

The US should invest in those systems

[@GeneralSeptem]

@moejr1974 who do you think paid for Israel's lol

[@watershed44]

@@GeneralSeptem Sad isn't it. We The People have our hard earned taxpayer dollars to the tune of trillions go to that legion of the devil in isntreal.

[@DaveJonesTrevescan]

Incompetence on the part of the Iranian military and authorities clearly the cause of this tragic crash. RIP all those poor souls on board. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families and loved ones.

[@abdul-hadidadkhah1459]

They kicked US ass that night, so they can't be that bad.

[@user-jf6kr7kl7w]

US incompetence got shot down Iran Air A300

[@scipion34]

@@abdul-hadidadkhah1459 It's good that 176 people died who were mainly Iranians flying to Canada because "muh US!11!!!!1" according to you it seems.

[@puny-tinsucks5102]

time to even the score

[@bushydev2050]

@@abdul-hadidadkhah1459this isn’t Reddit or Twitter you can’t say “America bad!!!!” And get a ton of upvotes. 176 people died

[@barryboushehri1707]

Thank you for providing this heartbreaking incident in a straight forward manner.

[@TheFULLMETALCHEF]

I have never been able to find out a definitive reason why the plane’s transponder squawk was ignored.

[@FirstLast_Nba]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, best to pretend we're idiots........!!!!

[@henryturnerjr3857]

That was one of my questions. Why were they allowed to fly during hostilities if no one had any IFF systems?

[@ElectricPics]

The Tor missile system doesn't have any capability to receive aircraft transponder idents. It can only recognise an IFF transponder which the civilian aircraft didn't have. Tor is a relatively simple tracking missile that seeks a target designated by the fire control system operator.

[@hachimaru295]

was it even on /? there's an interesting page on forbes going thru all the scenarios of the swawk question ( utube wouldnt let me post the link

[@henryturnerjr3857]

@@ElectricPics That brings up my other concern. How they could emplace a missile battery so horribly misaligned. Someone apparently skipped the azimuth portion of training. 😬

[@truthbetold9707]

Rest in Peace to all the souls on board. May be one day we will all get to see a world with no threats of war. 😢 This broke my heart. Thanks for another great (allbeit sad) video. ❤😢😢

[@Leha__777]

Bodies die not souls

[@truthbetold9707]

@@Leha__777 your religion is not law. I'm entitled to word my condolences the way I see fit.

[@CASA-dy4vs]

Sorry to break your fantasy but war will always happen because humans want territory and won’t be bothered to do it the hard way (negotiations and peace talks)

[@jessicaregina1956]

May be one day u will find a girl friend

[@mehere8299]

One of the diplomatic tangles in all this was that the majority of passengers on the flight were travelling to Canada. There were actually 57 Canadians on board, 52 of whom had dual Iranian-Canadian citizenship, plus a ton of students were on board headed to Canadian universities. The mullahs do not have a particularly positive view of Canada, to put it mildly, although the Iranian people don't seem to share that opinion. This is also why nearly all of the legal wrangling has been in front of Canadian judges.

[@timonsolus]

Iran does not recognise dual citizenship. Anyone with Iranian dual citizenship is regarded by the regime as an Iranian, and the other nationality is not recognised. That's why Iran does not allow consular access to prisoners of dual citizenship by the officials of the second country.

[@peterthegreat996]

Another one- the US did the assassination.

[@unknowngirl230]

You are an illiterate chap 😂 Iran does not recognise Dual citizenship... Bloody idiots don't have knowledge still wanna throw their rubbish ideologies to drag Muslims

[@SarahRenz59]

They're still salty that Canada helped some Americans escape Tehran during the Iranian hostage crisis.

[@osamaal-humaimidi1481]

Some were research assistants from my university (SFU)

[@VelnixFilms]

I like how it is all filmed in a cinematic way, great job! These animations in between to, not sure if they come from you but they do add something extra to this video!

[@JeffreyBue_imtxsmoke]

I remember when the US Navy accidentally mistook an Iranian commercial airliner and shot it down. At first I thought this video was about that event (Iran Air Flight 655 in 1988), but when I saw the CY 2020, I realized my error.

[@DarkFilmDirector]

There was a video made on that incident already. It was some kind of issue where the plane was not squawking on the correct frequency for civilian aircraft in the area? The US Navy tried to contact the flight and warm them multiple times to identify themselves before any action was taken. In this story, the Iranians made little to no effort to identify the radar contact, just trigger happy.

[@elefantdan]

​@@DarkFilmDirectorwell US territory was not really threatened. Big difference

[@DarkFilmDirector]

@@elefantdan That makes no difference at all whether the US owned that sea or not. Operation Praying Mantis brought US navy there due to Iran and Iraq indiscriminately mining the sea and bombing civilian oil and merchant ships. The US naval presence was requested by the international community to stop the Iran-Iraq conflict from becoming a broad, widescale war. No one should have to explain the history to you. It makes no difference if US flags were flying on a shoreline or not. They were there to protect tanker and merchant vessels from being attacked by Iranian or Iraqi aircraft. The USS Vincennes shot down the aircraft for it not being on the right frequency and not responding to multiple contact requests for unknown reasons.

[@elefantdan]

@@DarkFilmDirector well captain Rogers was trigger happy. And oil is above civilian lives always... I know history. Military personnel have a choice civilians not so much. Tell me that there would be no difference if this was taken place in San Diego bay.

[@DarkFilmDirector]

​@@elefantdan There aren't any facts that suggest Capt Rogers was needlessly reckless. The ship was given crap intel that they were being engaged by two Iranian F-14s only shortly after being engaged with Iranian gunboats. He had just fought a skirmish and he was guarding another vessel. It will never be known why the flight crew never squawked the right frequency after months of knowing that there was an active military conflict in the area and had prior warning.

[@dliang4628]

Must hold these politicians and military people who committed war crime responsible! 🤔

[@olivergriggs9490]

No no no Iran good country good leaders good religion 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@2killnspray9]

​@@olivergriggs9490Shut up the troll! Have some respect for victims!

[@helmethead72]

@@2killnspray9agreed, just like the 290 passengers and crew blown out of the sky over the Persian Gulf by the USS Vincennes. Innocent victims who rained down from the skies as shredded human flesh. The captain of the Vincennes was promoted, his crew received medals and President George HW Bush refused to apologise to the Iranian families for their loss.

[@User-jr7vf]

@@helmethead72 What happened in 2020 is karma to those like you US haters who liked to talk about how bad the US is for downing an Iranian passenger plane. Now Iran has done the exact same thing. What is your argument now? Iran must be as bad as the US IF we only take this incident into account.

[@olivergriggs9490]

Calm down I am mocking the bureaucracy of Iran, because of my intense hatred for what they did and their policies.

[@TezJ16]

Man, you really put tears in my eyes the way you summarized the story at the end with the building of the sad music. RIP to all. Great video

[@steverussel9842]

You are so weak lol

[@KairiDivine]

The absolute incompetence of Iran's defense communication. Geez.

[@timonsolus]

The system would have worked if the missile operator had not disobeyed orders and fired without authorisation. The communication isn't the main issue here, it's a missile operator being trigger happy.

[@pomerau]

@@timonsolus .... or fearing what would happen to him if he did nothing when something airborne was seeming to head in a dangerous direction. He does take part of the blame, and his superiors will scapegoat him, and he may well have not cared and was trigger happy. It's the whole mentality in regimes like this, really. Also how many flights could there have been at 6 am? It was an hour late departing. It started with the crazy misinterpretation of it's course. What a crappy system. An abominable, horrific tragedy. God rest them all. (TFC - Please leave the In Memory of ... text up a bit longer again , if you can.)

[@lot6129]

Bit like USA blowing up a TWA airline by accident

[@dallaslane6927]

@@lot6129 Dumb comment. That theory has been proven false multiple times.

[@americanfilth2587]

@@dallaslane6927what about Iran air flight 665? Was that proven false too? Disgust

[@alunder_aviation]

As a Swedish I am sad for everyone who lost their lives and for the families. May they all rest in peace ❤😔

[@Ali111_05]

My brother died in flight 752

[@alunder_aviation]

@@Ali111_05 god bless you ❤️

[@JOpethNYC]

"Incidents" like these are disgusting.

[@jozihakimi]

thank you for posting this. big fan of this channel, but never thought there would be a video where someone I knew personally was killed. my best friend and her family were on this flight and I will never forget the feeling of knowing your own people killed someone who you love. روحشان شاد 💔🕊

[@sunnyfon9065]

I can’t believe this was 3 years ago. I remember how recent this was.

[@vharith]

Love your videos!

[@farishaaeee]

Reminds me of flight Malaysia 17😢

[@willem-janvroom6630]

Me too.

[@VPortho]

Some trigger happy lunatic got excited... If they just had taken a look, they would've seen that it was a commercial airplane. Just what was it that they were smoking

[@user-rn5ri7nk6w]

Excellent video!❤

[@petermayonejr.3420]

Absolutely spectacular animation in this production! RIP to all crew and passengers. Tragic.

[@33moneyball]

Awesome video…thanks. So many potential major accidents in aviation history that you can still cover.

[@teresabenson3385]

Thank you for this! I always wondered how it could have happened, even if the SAM crews were jumpy. Loved the graphics about the misleading trajectory, very clear.

[@ove6285]

I've waited so long for this episode, thanks!

[@taurus_7]

The fact that it stayed airborne after the first strike blows my mind. This reminds me of TWA 800. On flight 800, the passengers and crew experienced a whiplash, so with an explosion like this, wouldn’t’ e flight 752 had this experience too? Also, COULD’VE the passengers seen the missiles before it even hit?

[@alinavadehqrdoha]

This a truly an amazing channel, and especially this video is such insane realism and incredible detail is incredible. My Aunt had co workers from Tehran who were on this flight. May some fatal misidentification like this never happen again.

[@b.t.356]

I listened to the CVR from this flight, which is available on KZbin, and it literally made me shudder. Scary, sad, and disturbing stuff.

[@peepkagirl1]

How tragic! Rest in Peace all the innocent souls.

[@user-md6os4nq1b]

Man great video! Also where should we put recommendation for later episodes, or do you not accept recommendations.

[@Vonononie]

Just write it in the comments. I’ve seen suggestions get a heart from the channel to show they have seen it

[@TheSeraphim75]

Amazing video quality. Humans are a vile species. This was soul crushing.

[@mph1ish]

Not all humans.

[@Proudathiest1]

Probably because I don’t use any social media , other then KZbin , and I don’t watch or listen or read any news , I never even knew this had happened. What a tragedy

[@Tylermorgan776]

Great video

[@landychen9968]

Good video as always!❤

[@enzy6434]

One of your best videos to date.. Editing on point.

[@eenayeah]

Absolutely stellar animations and editing.

[@Itaviation]

Nice video! Thumbs up👍😃

[@watershed44]

*Condolences to the families of the 176 souls that perished on UIA flight 752*

[@EazyDuz18]

bold? cringe

[@watershed44]

@@EazyDuz18 Using the term "cringe" is far worse than bold. Get lost.

[@EazyDuz18]

@@watershed44 cringe

[@watershed44]

@@EazyDuz18 How's the weather in haifa, or is it tel aviv? Mr. M0ssad agent?

[@EazyDuz18]

@@watershed44 cringe

[@CherylPix62]

This, I believe, is your most finest work yet! You did a wonderful job of showing the facts of what happened! ❣️😊

[@nolanfrank582]

These reenactments are getting much better. That being said, it looked terrifying.

[@thatguyholar4665]

as an iraqi when my family heard the news they definitely thought the plane was shot down deliberately as maybe someone on board was a target etc. it was rly sad to hear the news at that time.

[@guruduttpai5174]

Its diifcult to understand that when there was flight tracking error in the defence radar resulting in the actual postion being quite different from the apparent position ,how did the missiles land on an object which thereby was flying at a completely different position. This indicates that such systems are useless when there could be multiple planes both hostile & friendly jostling over a same area

[@walshy217]

This is exactly what I was thinking

[@illens08]

just because it showed wrong at one operators computer doesn't mean the entire tracking system failed to locate it, it very well would work with multiple plans all of them in this case would just show a 107º difference between shown and actual heading the defense system would still track whichever plane was targeted.

[@Nadvan44]

R.I.P to all who died

[@guruoo]

Thanks for filling in the details. Hopefully, this will be a tragic lesson learned.

[@davep4610]

Good, fair, description.

[@redsorgum]

Once again, you produced an excellent video. 👍✌️🙏🏻

[@durhamwilliams1464]

It is made so well

[@bassamal-kaaki3253]

Very sad and tragic 😢Condolences to all those that lost a loved one on this doomed flight. May the souls of the lost ones rest in peace.

[@sergeyeremin8764]

Deepest condolences to all the victims. This accident should have never taken place

[@sbalogh53]

They mainly killed their own people. I hope the guy who fired the unauthorized missile was severely punished.

[@user-th3jl8mz7y]

Yeah he might have been, but not his top command or government which is what Ukrainians, Iranians and the whole civilized world would love to witness.

[@flybywire5866]

That requires the admission of failure. Are the revolutionary guards willing to do so?

[@henryturnerjr3857]

Not just the person who fired it. But the crew who emplaced the missile battery as well! To put it simply. It has to be pointed in the right direction, or you risk disaster!

[@timf2279]

There are no real consequences for Iran with events like this. People are dead, and a foreign aircraft is destroyed. What's Ukraine going to do other than complain and no longer fly to Iran. Nothing happened to Iran, and they will do it again.

[@blrenx]

Wow great video. I always wondered why this happen..

[@janprotic7865]

I took the exact same Morning flight less than 6 Months before this accident...it was very shocking for me to learn about it.

[@WolfgangSchenkel-nb5om]

This mistake could have been prevented with better communication. May the passengers be rescued and recover from the injuries.

[@russelllariscylll9938]

They all died

[@Nbomber]

​@@russelllariscylll9938lmao, dont say that bro, according to the op theres still hope.

[@karenstasik2979]

How awful 😢 I remember this.

[@Dzaen2]

Man those graphics are fire, not just the planes but everything.

[@codinginflow]

I just can't imagine the sheer horror the passengers and crew must've felt. Unbelievable.

[@billywiz1307]

There are many parts of the world I would never ever go to, not even for millions of quids, and this is one of them.

[@jozihakimi]

Iran is a beautiful country with beautiful people. i hope one day it is safe and free enough that we can all travel there!

[@mikaelceylan]

@@jozihakimino its not , have a nice day further

[@kevinoneil56]

Wait a minute, these are the people that are after getting a nuclear bomb, aren't they? What can possibly go wrong?

[@GazzaBoo]

If they get it, hopefully it'll mostly unalive its own people, just like this farce did.

[@neetumukundan3020]

This is heartbreaking 💔😢

[@leondraw1766]

Absolutely horrible. I hope the soldier that fired those two missiles is haunted forever by the innocent people he murdered.

[@faye-zuvun7375]

I live in Vancouver and it was breaking news there cuz some of the victims and their family were also residents too (they live in North Vancouver) when there names were announced one by one . By the way RIP for the victims go lost their lives in this tragedy 😭😭😭

[@Guynumber7]

I dont like the fact that for the "ballistic missiles" you had cruise missiles, and then for SAMs you show completely incorrect missiles and systems. The system that shot it down was a Russian TOR system, and you could have shown pictures of it instead.

[@-ShootTheGlass-]

Such a clinical report given the loss of life. It’s chilling so many errors needed to occur (and did) before the missiles wee fired.

[@issacsmith3169]

@theflightchannel Could you do the Tanker 134 Crash? It was a C130 that was doing water drops when it crashed during the Australian Bush Fires

[@SoulKhepri]

This was so beautifully done I have no words

[@ericedison9654]

You know there was at least one passenger on that flight who sat down and thought, this day can't possibly get any worse

[@aGumball]

10:25 man that made me flinch. imagine being the pilot in that moment

[@LeafsAndCars]

Condolences to their families.

[@rickbase833]

I don't pretend to know what the SAM system capabilities are in this case but I was a radar operator when I was in the USN in the late 80s (and yes that was when the USS Vincennes shot down an Iranian airliner) and our detection equipment not only included the air search radar but also IFF transpoder that could detect Mode 3 and C which is what commercial airliner transponders use to announce their altitude and specific comercial airliner code. If this SAM system had the ability to read Mode 3 and C the operators would have been able to see plainly that this was an airliner. Suffice to say the operator(s) of this particular SAM system were probably executed.

[@timbalin]

could this suggest that there is a high probability that this accident was not a mistake?

[@melisentiapheiffer3034]

​@timbalin it was intentional, yep.

[@rickbase833]

@@timbalin I don't think that it was not a mistake. The operators and more importantly the commanding officer was known as an aggressive leader....nicknamed "shooter". He wanted to get a victory for his own ego and mistakenly thought the aircraft his team was shooting at was a Ukrainan military transport aircraft.

[@jec_ecart]

The tyrants should be held accountable & punished brutally.

[@jameswright4236]

The only way that will happen is if they try and assert dominance in the Middle East. And once the US' interests in Saudi and Israel are threatened they'll respond with immediate, extreme force.

[@josemoreno3334]

May all of the 176 Rest In Peace. War Sucks.

[@Timberella3003]

I must interrupt this very serious topic to appreciate the amazing graphics of this flight simulator, and the production quality of this channel. I am curious if the stars in the night sky are accurate? That's where we are with these programs today. I now return you to your regularly scheduled disaster video.

[@Claro1993]

I think that the Ukrainians especially the government should recant and reject the Iranian government’s apology about shooting down this flight.

[@martinilopez1]

They can't say shit. They did the same with the Malaysian airlines with a bukm2

[@mookie2637]

@@martinilopez1 No, that was the Russian government: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17

[@Neongrave1234]

I know the Ukrainians lost pilots and an airliner but ultimately the Iranians shot down a plane full of their own….

[@BrownEyePinch]

It's russia

[@martinilopez1]

@@BrownEyePinch sure clown.. sure...

[@dkillalegend]

Two questions: Was Ukraine compensated after they were wrongfully shot down by those missiles? Were there any passengers that missed out or cancelled their flight before realizing they would have also been doomed if they did board?

[@mehere8299]

They refused to. The families took the Iranian government to court in Ontario, Canada (most on board were either Canadian or headed to Canada; Canada and Ukraine have been particularly close allies since the fall of the Soviet Union) and obtained a judgment, but who knows if the families will ever see a penny.

[@dougaldouglas8842]

@@mehere8299 Not a penny from Ukraine, a nasty country

[@dougaldouglas8842]

Why all the rest of the airlines fine?

[@Eternal_Tech]

@@dougaldouglas8842 It seems that most of the Iranian missile operators followed proper procedures to prevent the shooting down of civilian aircraft. However, for whatever reasons, one did not.

[@MaxScooterfan]

Ukraine itself used to shoot down passenger planes earlier!

[@SWA.Aviation]

Imagine being on a playground as a kid seeing a plane crash right next to you 💀

[@darrennpeagler47291]

What is the name of the song near the end of the video? It suits the sadness of what happened very well... Very heartfelt and touching...😢

[@soufi7192]

I am an iranian. Believe it or not we really hate them. We don’t want these killers in our country who literally go up and say “we shut them off, so what? We can do everything we can to. My best friend’s friend was on this flight, every time my bestie starts talking about her, all of us really cry for what happened to her life. May she and her mother rest in peace and wish everything good for her strong dad.🤍